Everyone Is Asking Questions About Meghan McCain's Husband Right Now

There's no doubt thatMeghan McCain has strong right-leaning opinions — case in point when she appeared on Seth Meyers' show on May 7.

The two got in a heated conversation when Seth hinted that Meghan was being "dangerous" for repeatedly condemning Congresswoman Ilhan Omar. While Meghan snapped back at Seth and asked if he was "her publicist" and wanted to know what she could say "to make him happy," the conversation, surprisingly, ended on a neutral note (watch the whole thing here).

Meghan's husband, Ben Domenech, however, didn't think so at all. The Federalist founder reportedly went on a tirade against Seth Tuesday night, calling him an "untalented piece of sh**" and a "monumental a**hole who is utterly unfunny," among many other offensive things. On Wednesday morning, Ben apologized for his tweeting about Seth, but still said that he "doesn't like him" and "thinks he's a hack."

In light of the controversy, folks are now Googling more about Meghan and her husband, who The View co-host married in 2017.

And so, here's more info about Meghan's husband Ben and their relationship:

Not too much is known about Meghan and Ben's early days as a couple together, as the two seem to be fairly private. But we do know that Ben was at the center of several controversies before getting engaged to Meghan in 2017.

As The Daily Mail reports, Ben was hired to write for The Washington Post in 2006 for the conservative-leaning blog called Red America. But just three days after he joined the newspaper, he resigned after claims that he had plagiarized some of his previous work from articles first published in The New Yorker, Post, and more.

Just four years later, Ben found himself in another scandal. In a piece that was picked up by CBS News, he alleged that then Supreme Court Justice nominee Elena Kagan was potentially the first openly gay candidate for that position. After receiving pushback from The White House, Ben penned a piece apologizing to Elena.

In 2013, Ben, yet again, landed in hot water. He, along with other conservative opinion writers, reportedly received payment to pen favorable propaganda pieces about the Malaysian government (Ben allegedly did not disclose the payments at the time). As a result, Ben's pieces were pulled from The Washington Examiner and The San Francisco Examiner.

Was Meghan dating Ben at the time of his most recent scandal? It's not 100% clear when Meghan came into Ben's life, but on The View, the co-host said that the pair had dated "for years" before their engagement announcement in November 2017. She also shared that Ben met Meghan's dad, late Republican Senator John McCain, in epic fashion.

“[Ben] works in politics and has for a long time so he wasn’t as intimidated and he actually met my dad at my brother’s wedding for the first time and ended up talking about health care or something very wonky," Meghan revealed on The View. "He’s so conservative. He’s funny in his own way.”

Beyond the fact that the two love to fish and go shooting together, what made their relationship even stronger is that John himself confirmed that he really liked Ben when he came on the show in November 2017.

"Actually, he's a very fine man. I'm very proud and very happy that they're so happy together," John said about his daughter's fiancé.

The two ended up tying the knot on November 21, 2017, just weeks after Meghan shared their engagement news. The ceremony took place right before sunset at the McCain's family lodge in Sedona, Arizona, according to People.

“I wanted a western country wedding — my aisle was cowhide. I want to give a big special shout-out to Shooter Jennings for singing. I pulled Clay Aiken out of retirement to sing and got my dad to cry," she told the publication, while also adding that she got "very drunk on whiskey" for the occasion.

From the highs of their relationship, like their wedding, to the lows, like the death of John in August of 2018 from brain cancer, Meghan says Ben has always stuck by her side.

"I married for love and my husband carried me through my dad’s cancer,” Meghan said on the show in early 2019. “And if I had married a jacka** that made the most money ever, that was the wealthiest dude I dated, no way I would have survived last year."

Looking ahead, Meghan and Ben seem stronger than ever. On the topic of kids, the co-host said she and her husband weren't "quite there yet," but that Meghan's mom, Cindy McCain, was anxious to have more grandkids (she has one from her son Jack and his wife Renee) to chase around.

No matter what happens next, Meghan has made it clear that she's standing behind her man.

"I’ve been single for so long and I never thought I’d get married,” Meghan previously said on The View. “Wait for people who love strong women. The men who love strong, independent women, they’re out there. Don’t settle for less.”

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